Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 14 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Dec – 20 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 40 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2020-12-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

2020-12-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–59

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018

2020-12-16 · 1 vote · Independent PMB

A bill to prohibit sulky racing where no lawful permission has been granted

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 57–75

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Abstained 1 Paul Murphy

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 6 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued closure of dance schools, which is causing stress to operators and to the children who are missing out on the opportunity to dance in a properly regulated setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43412/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines of the HSE for pregnant women are in line with international research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43425/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of local community health infrastructure projects currently under way by CHO; if they are in primary care, social care or mental health; the cost of each; and the expected date of completion in tabular form. [44368/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of local community health infrastructure projects completed in 2020 by CHO; if they are in primary care, social care or mental health; and the cost of each in tabular form. [44369/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of infrastructure projects completed in 2020 in each hospital group; and the cost of each project in tabular form. [44370/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of infrastructure projects currently under way in each hospital group; the cost of each project; and the expected date of completion in tabular form. [44371/20]
Finance 3 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly (details supplied) that may exist in the Finance Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43531/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly (details supplied) that may exist in relation to the July Stimulus package and a 2020 tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43533/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance his plans to include outdoor activity businesses in the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43779/20]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the rationale for allowing certain GAA games, other than at elite level, to proceed while prohibiting soccer and GAA games for similar age groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43416/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by swimming pools that rely heavily on the offer of swimming classes due to Covid-19 restrictions; her plans to lift the restriction on swimming classes early in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43745/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the mediation talks between a company (details supplied) and its workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employee can be required to work from the office during the level 3 restrictions if working from home is a feasible option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-17 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the safety procedures for teachers and students safety in regard to students who refuse to wear masks in the classroom and students who have been given medical permission to attend class without having to wear a visor or face covering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44187/20]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 4 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the progress of his plans for a high-level review of the economy to be led by his Department. [43141/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if his Department has convened the well-being expert group as committed to in the programme for Government. [43143/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the person or body that represented his Department at the first meeting of the high-level task force on Covid-19 vaccination. [41722/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of staff in his Department on the #antiviral social media campaign. [42052/20]
Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the practice of postgraduate students being expected to do unpaid teaching hours. [41659/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to review the employment status of postgraduate students who also work for third level education institutions as part of their degree. [41658/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when universities will implement his policy statement of 6 December 2020 (details supplied) that any college-owned accommodation refunds should be provided for; if such rent refunds will be backdated; if so, the date from which they will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the sanctions in place for schools that fail to meet the legal requirement to include in their admission policies detailed arrangements for those not attending religious instruction. [42887/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the procedures in place to protect school staff and students, some with underlying medical vulnerabilities, from Covid-19 infection in a situation in which a student refuses to wear a mask and social distancing of two meters is not possible; the specific evidence and documentation of medical need to not wear a mask required in order to be exempted from the requirement to wear one; the procedures in place to protect school staff and students in situations in which a student has a medical exemption to not wear a mask and social distancing of two meters is not possible (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44238/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the workings of the Workplace Relations Commission. [43851/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the future work plan of the Workplace Relations Commission. [43852/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the taxes that will apply to used cars imported from the UK after 1 January 2021. [43373/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if it will be ensured that when a person applies for the pandemic unemployment payment that the Revenue Commissioners and-or her Department include in the calculation a person's annual income, for the purposes of deciding on the appropriate rate of payment, any income from State benefits including maternity or parental benefits to avoid discriminatory underpayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43093/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the free flu vaccine scheme to children up to 17 years of age in view of the relatively low rates of take-up of the nasal flu vaccine by children aged two to 12 years of age [42889/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 232 and 248 of 8 December 2020, if her Department will issue an official statement or circular clarifying the situation. [43755/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that all community services programme workers and the organisations in which they work, many of which have continued to provide essential services during the Covid-19 crisis, have their full funding needs guaranteed by her Department for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic and for the subsequent ongoing service requirements caused by the pandemic. [44607/20]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Social 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons waiting for an appointment after applying to be issued a PPS number. [43191/20]